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News: Connectivity
FDA: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic's ICDs, Programmers, Home Monitors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication to alert healthcare providers and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in a wireless telemetry technology used for communication between Medtronic’s implantable...
Podcasts: Medical
When it comes to a better night’s sleep, what role should technology play – if any at all?
INSIDER: Medical
A new measurement approach proposed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could lead to a better way to calibrate computed tomography (CT)...
Features: Test & Measurement
Vital for ensuring compliance to federal regulations, dimensional metrology systems facilitate critical measurement of medical parts, and force testing systems are used to...
Products: Materials
Flush-Head Studs
Self-clinching flush-head studs from Penn-Engineering, Danboro, PA, feature a thread profile that enables quick mating with push-on plastic nuts, wire tie products, or other plastic fasteners in thin...
Technology Leaders: Packaging & Sterilization
It can be challenging to make sure you've covered all the bases during the tubing and hose selection process for medical instrumentation. For each application, there are many elements to consider, including...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Institute of Engineering in Medicine have used rapid 3D printing technologies to create a spinal...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts. The work could someday lead to more effective...
Features: Electronics & Computers
The myriad of devices used in surgical, interventional, imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic, sensors, and single-use medical applications use some form of transmission medium to...
Briefs: Medical
Smart knee implants may soon be a reality thanks to research done by Binghamton University, Stony Brook University, and the University of Western Ontario.
INSIDER: Medical
A new center for the transfer of new manufacturing technologies for medical applications to the medtech industry is being built in Bettlach, Switzerland. The center, called Swiss m4m Center is...
News: Medical
Trelleborg Acquires Sil-Pro, Expands Product Line
With the recent acquisition of Minnesota based Sil-Pro, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has expanded its product and service offering in the healthcare and medical industry. The acquisition of Sil-Pro closed in January 2019.
News: Packaging & Sterilization
To find out more about the expertise required to establish safe processes for cleaning and disinfecting reusable medical devices, MDB recently spoke with Christopher Scott, Vice President of Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).
News: Aerospace
Pluristem Collaborates with NASA to Study PLX Therapeutic Benefits in Space Missions
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a regenerative medicine company developing novel placenta-based cell therapy products, has announced a collaboration between the company and NASA’s Ames Research Center to evaluate the potential of the company's PLX cell therapies in...
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The medical gas equipment size is poised to exceed $7.2 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights. According to the report,...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medbio Expands Manufacturing Capacity
Medbio, Grand Rapids, MI, has opened a second manufacturing facility. The company is an outsource manufacturer offering design and engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging solutions for the medical and biotechnology industries. The newly renovated 25,000-square-foot facility is adjacent to Medbio’s...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A newly developed graphene-based implant can record electrical activity in the brain at extremely low frequencies and over large areas, unlocking the wealth of information found...
Global Innovations: Medical
South Ural State UniversityChelyabinsk, Russiawww.susu.ru/en
Anew device developed at South Ural State University is unlike analogous devices in that it involves all joints of a lower limb. The...
Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
When the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) replaces the Medical Device Directive (MDD) in 2020, requirements for medical devices in Europe...
Features: Materials
Selecting an adhesive when designing a wearable medical device is not a trivial exercise. Too often the adhesive selection process is executed with the mindset “tape is...
Products: Internet of Things
Board-to Board Connector
A miniature board-to-board connector from Hirose, Downers Grove, IL, combines a rugged design with transmission speeds of more than 10 Gpbs to support a number of medical applications. Featuring...
From the Editor: Wearables
When digital devices and technologies became the rule rather than the exception, FDA had to rethink its regulatory framework and evaluation process for...
INSIDER: Medical
An intelligent system for “tuning” powered prosthetic knees allows patients to walk comfortably with the prosthetic device in minutes, rather than the hours necessary...
INSIDER: Medical
The medical robotics market is expected to exceed more than US$13.0 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 21.1 percent. These systems are shifting the design of the surgical suite, changing...
INSIDER: Medical
A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or...
From the Editor: Medical
Making changes to a regulatory process is usually difficult, slow, and often painful — after all, it involves lots of bureaucracy and many “cooks in the kitchen.” But...
Features: Electronics & Computers
As the medical device and engineering industry grows, there is also demand for better devices and equipment. Trends such as smaller and more...
Features: Design
Long-term patient comfort is a key part in any implant surgeries. Accurate placements of implants, of knees, hips, and other medical devices, is crucial to reducing the risk of discomfort and the...
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Device functionality is usually the starting point when designing devices. Another element that needs to be considered when designing devices and their subsequent components is...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Tiny Sensor Could Transform Head Injury Detection
News: Robotics, Automation & Control
Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.
Briefs: Medical
Shrinking Materials Hold Big Potential for Smart Devices
Podcasts: Design
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
INSIDER: Software
MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...
Products: Materials
Ask the Expert
Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Design
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.
